tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28708436256094254132011-11-27T16:05:24.846-08:00naleerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17034153863043386595noreply@blogger.comBlogger31100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2870843625609425413.post-29265594914877495442008-12-16T11:28:00.000-08:002008-12-16T11:32:59.586-08:00<strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Simple Past Tense<br /></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#993300;">The simple past is used to indicate an action completed in the past. <br /></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#993399;">Dialog:<br /><br /> At the park :<br /> A: Where did you go yesterday?<br /> B: I went to Kandy.<br /><br /> A: How did you go there?<br /> B: I went by bus.<br /><br /> A: With whom did you go there?<br /> B: I went with my brother.<br /><br /> A: Why did you go there?<br /> B: I went there to meet my friend.<br /><br /> A: How long did it take to go there?<br /> B: It took about four and a half hours.<br /><br /> A: What did you buy there?<br /> B: We bought apples and oranges.<br /><br /> A: How many days did you spend there?<br /> B: I spent about three days.<br /><br /> A: When did you return from there?<br /> B: We returned this morning.<br /><br /> A: I need to go now, see you later.<br /> B: Bye.<br /><br /></span></strong><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2870843625609425413-2926559491487749544?l=naleerenglishclass.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>naleerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17034153863043386595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2870843625609425413.post-37396056573716435252008-12-05T03:28:00.000-08:002008-12-16T11:39:12.798-08:00<em><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;color:#663333;"><strong></strong></span></em><br /><em><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;color:#663333;"><strong>Form of Present Perfect Progressive</strong></span></em><br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#663333;">Positive: He has been speaking.<br />Negative: He has not been speaking.<br />Question: Has he been speaking? </span></strong><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#990000;">Use of Present Perfect Progressive</span><br /></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#663333;">Present Perfect Simple is used for actions that started in the past and stopped recently or are still going on. The focus is on the course or duration of the action (not on the result).</span></strong><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;"><strong><span style="font-size:100%;">Action that is still going on</span> </strong></span><br /><br /><span style="color:#663333;">Action that started in the past and is still going on. We want to emphasize how long the action has already been going on.</span><br /><br />Examples:<br /><br /><span style="color:#990000;"><strong>We <em>have been</em> successfully <em>working</em> in this field since 1990.</strong></span><br /><span style="color:#990000;"><strong></strong></span><br /><span style="color:#990000;"><strong>I <em>have been working</em> in this company for over five years now. </strong></span><br /><br /><strong>Action that stopped recently and has an influence on the present</strong><br /><br /><span style="color:#663300;">Action that has been going on for a certain period of time and is the reason for a present situation.</span><br /><span style="color:#993300;"></span><br />Examples:<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#993300;">I am so tired – I <em>have been working</em> all night.</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#993300;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#993300;">I <em>have been trying</em> to change the toner cartridge – now my fingers are dirty. </span></strong><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2870843625609425413-3739605657371643525?l=naleerenglishclass.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>naleerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17034153863043386595noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2870843625609425413.post-47504285147334918392008-11-30T07:17:00.000-08:002008-11-30T07:29:38.700-08:00<span style="font-family:georgia;color:#990000;"><strong>1. abduct - kidnap, carry off<br />2. affectionate- loving</strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#990000;"><strong>3. besieged- surrounded</strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#990000;"><strong>4. conceal-hide</strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#990000;"><strong>5. deceive - cheat</strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#990000;"><strong>6. enemy-foe</strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#990000;"><strong>7. feeble-weak</strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#990000;"><strong>8. gap- hole</strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#990000;"><strong>9. heroic-brave</strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#990000;"><strong>10. insolent -rude</strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#990000;"><strong>11. join -unite</strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#990000;"><strong>12. know-perceive</strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#990000;"><strong>13. lean-thin</strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#990000;"><strong>14. mad -insane</strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#990000;"><strong>15. nimble -active</strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#990000;"><strong>16. omen-sign</strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#990000;"><strong>17. perform-fulfill,carry out</strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#990000;"><strong>18. quaint- odd</strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#990000;"><strong>19. rank-position</strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#990000;"><strong>20. stern-strict</strong></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2870843625609425413-4750428514733491839?l=naleerenglishclass.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>naleerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17034153863043386595noreply@blogger.com1